Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-18
Baby IutSiier's Charmed Life.

From the Griffin, Ga., News.
Among other beauties and phenomena Griffin
possesses probably the only young child in
Georgia who would deliberately lie down on the
Railroad track for the novel pleasure OF seeing a
train OF cars pass over his body. Possibly there
may be something In the nerve OF the name given
him by his par .nt5 that inspired Gilman Drake
lutwicr, the nve-year-old urchin VINO now has to
SUCH action. Almost every body has seen this
child. with gravity above his az running
around the streets, little Tat piece Of humanity
seeking associates among men rather than among
Tue Infants, or which he Is really one. One day
not iodg ago he got on the cow-catcher OF u
Georgia Midland locomotive to take ride but fell
on and upon the track, wnere be lay while the
engine and train passed over him, rising ND ut the
rear end OF the train uniljured and cnuckling at
the adventure. so amusing was 1t that few
days afterward no went do Sn to the track and
deliberately laid down In front OF the locomotive
unseen by the engineer, for the purpose OF repeat
Ing the cpl 5Ode, and again succeeded In escaping
without inJuy. But his singular predictions
We're diScove ed, AMI he has since been forbidden
the track by the maternal authority and has mad
MS freedom curtailed In manner that must
prove very irksome to his adventurous disposition.
NEWSPAPERS AND THE CLERGY.-The Baptist con-
vention at indianapolis wednesday discussed
tine Secular Press paper was read by Robert
j. burdette. he thought, as a whole tue newspa.
pers were better now til IN at any previous time
and were generally conducted In manner well
calculated 70 meet the demands and approval OF
the best classes OF the community. The Rev. L.
L. Eaton OF Louisville, complained that the news
papers print long accounts OF crimes, and say
nursing his sick children Mr.. Burdette said II the
newspapers printed accoupts Of that kind every
subscriber would come in with claim that he
to'ived vrtuous NE, GU sht TO be written up
The PASTOR DIDN'T TAKE The HINr.-The Rev.
j. y. Bayne, OF the Gothic church In Portland
Conn.,, Is Il man, says dispatch to the New York
Sun, or peculiar staying powers. Two years ago
the members OF the chuch Took IL into their he
Mr.. Baynes salary from s., 800 10 $1,000 as gen.
tie reminder that his services no longer re-
CURED The pastor bore the reduction patiently,
and showed no signs OF moving. The salary was
then reduced from 81 200 to $3.50, but still Mr.
Bayne remained. Then they reduced MS salary 10
pastor did not complain. He SEEMED just at happy
as wnen he was receiving 81 500 year. Finally
the pensioners asked MN 70 resign, but still Mr.
Bayne sticks. aud has thus far made no answer.
CINCINNATI STREET CARS IDLR.-A strike OF the
consolidated street Car Railway conductors and
drivers Oh Cincinnati began AZ O'Clock iasI night
The conductors and drivers committee demanded
that the Consolidated dismiss John Harris their
O'clock, declining firmly 70 grant the request
Thereup0n the drivers and conductors began
ne. sIrs ,n ocao1x noI one car az Oh Tue
railway line was thus left Idle. The only line OF
the Consolidated operated was the Vine street
guarded by police. Three hundred Conductors
aud as many drivers were thrown out OF work
Dy this act. Roads not 10 the Consolidated Com
pany are not affected by the strike
PERJURY IN PENSION CAsR.-There was called
IN the United states Court AZ Auburn, N. " Thurs
DAY, what Is known as the Miils-Latdlaw PaIter.
son pension case, In which It u charged that the
$1,000 On false afBdavttx The parties are from
ninira and cioulof witnesses ere here 70 testify
Inc nrst witness, W. j. Miller, testified 70 making
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